Wandering Paddy

About me, and about the hike

Hello There!

I’m Paddy Devlin, I’m 28 years old and recently quit my job with the intention of fulfilling a long term goal of completing a long distance solo hike. I enjoyed many aspects of my job, but had an irrepressible itch to get outside and explore. With my 29th birthday just round the corner (and I reckon my 30th will come hot on its heels) and the feeling that responsibilities have a way of increasing over time, I reckoned that now was the time.

In January 2017 I am leaving the UK to hike from Istanbul to Vienna and back. I won’t be using motorised transport for the entire length of the trip*, intend to camp out/stay in the mountains/away from population centres as much as possible. My intended route will be as follows (With mountain ranges in brackets):